ANTH 380 - Current Archeology

Units: 3General survey of global archaeological sites, archaeological practice, and current issues in archaeology including intellectual property rights and the relationship between archaeology and world/regional cultural resources. Includes study of material culture, the archaeological record, survey and excavation, dating technologies, and subsistence patterns. Includes the examination of local archaeological sites/collections, pictographs, lithic techniques, indigenous land and resource management practices, indigenous knowledge of archaeological sites, including ceremonial, food gathering and processing, village sites, and contemporary use of culturally significant sites by local indigenous bands.